The wooden push play pet set they keep coming back to
or 4 payments of £3.74 with Klarna
🛡️ 30-day full refund, no questions. Fewer than 30 returns from 23,000+ orders.
- No batteries
- From 12 months
- Screen-free play
- Smooth finish
- Easy grip size
- Grows with them
- 30-day returns
- Klarna available
Delivery in 2-3 working days · 30-day returns · Est. 1795
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Real talk
The gift that actually gets played with every single day
You've seen it happen: a plastic toy arrives, gets torn open, abandoned by teatime. The Push & Play Pet Set is different. Parents tell us their babies return to these wooden animals again and again, carrying them, pushing them across the floor, exploring every tactile detail. Because there's no battery hum, no screen glow, no learning curve. Just solid wood and real play.
This is a toy that supports crawling, reaching, sensory exploration and animal recognition without you having to teach a thing. It simply meets your child where they are.
Joe Jaques, Jaques of London
What's in the box
What comes in your set
Each animal is hand-finished and ready to play straight from the box. No assembly, no batteries, no fuss.
A collection of friendly wooden animals
Each character is smooth, tactile and perfectly sized for little hands to grip and push. They're crafted from solid wood and hand-finished to a silky touch that toddlers love to explore.
- ✓ Sized for hands aged 12 months to 4 years
- ✓ Wood finish is smooth and splinter-free
- ✓ Weight in hand teaches cause and effect
Built for push-along learning
Babies crawl after them. Toddlers push them across the floor. Either way, every animal supports the exact motor milestones your child is hitting right now. No forcing, no frustration.
- ✓ Encourages crawling from tummy time onward
- ✓ Develops grip strength and hand coordination
- ✓ Teaches early animal recognition through touch
Ready to play, ready to pass on
Solid wood doesn't warp, crack or peel. The finish is durable enough to survive years of play and robust enough to hand down to a younger sibling or cousin.
- ✓ Made from wood that lasts years of daily play
- ✓ 60-day manufacturer's warranty included
- ✓ Often passed on within families
Perfect gift for any baby's 1st birthday
Push & Play Pet Set: £14.99
While they play
What quietly happens while they play
Looks like play. Works like a lesson.
Motor skill milestones
Grip, reach, push and follow. Every action builds the hand strength and coordination that leads to writing, drawing and self-feeding.
Sensory exploration
Smooth wood, weight in hand, the feel of movement. Tactile play builds nerve pathways that abstract pictures on a screen simply cannot.
Animal recognition
Early naming and familiarity with real creatures. This set turns playtime into the foundation for language and the natural world.
Cause and effect
Push the animal, it moves. Release, it stops. Toddlers learn that their actions have real, immediate consequences.
What families say about Jaques of London
What parents are actually saying
"Excellent quality wood toys, so well made, no sharp edges, all lovely & smooth, very colourful & plenty of choice. Very reasonably priced & so beautifully wrapped you don't want to open them. Highly recommend this company."
"Fast delivery, excellent products, extremely good quality and long lasting. My granddaughter loves the toys from here. Good age ranges covered."
"These toys tick all the boxes, educational, colourful, fun, well made and great service. I just keep buying more and more."
"We love our toys from Jaques of London. The quality is excellent and they're the perfect size for little hands to hold and play with easily. Beautifully made, sturdy wooden toys that will last for years. Highly recommend!"
"Harrods grade gifting for a very reasonable price. Not the usual tat from China. Had several hand picked orders fron Jaques, nice to know its a UK business with old school quality."
"I am a real fan of this company. If only I had come across them years ago when my boys were little. It's my go to for beautiful, good quality toys for my granddaughter now and any gift I need to buy. They arrived quickly, prices are reasonable and the special touch is they are beautifully packaged too. I love the heritage of this business!"
Get ready for life
Why real play matters
Real brain growth comes from real play.
Play with them daily
Returned to again and again within weeks of arrival. Not forgotten at the bottom of the toy box. Daily play shapes real motor skill gains.
Perfect gift for first birthdays
Catherine McCulloch: 'Perfect gift for any babies' 1st birthday.' Works from 12 months through the toddler years without feeling babyish or limiting.
Years of toy-making craft
Est. 1795, Britain's oldest games company. We've been making toys that last across centuries. This set carries that weight of expertise.
Why this matters right now
We really are different
Why this set outlasts the plastic version
| Jaques Push & Play Pet Set | Cheap Alternatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Material | ✅ | ❌ Plastic cracks, splinters or splits |
| Weight in hand | ✅ | ❌ Hollow plastic teaches nothing about cause |
| Sensory feedback | ✅ | ❌ Smooth plastic feels the same, every time |
| Lasts beyond one child | ✅ | ❌ Fades, cracks, gets abandoned |
| No batteries or charging | ✅ | ⚠️ Dead batteries, lost remotes, screen dependency |
| Hand-finished in Britain | ✅ | ❌ Factory mass-produced, untested by hand |
| Warranty | ✅ | ❌ No guarantee, buyer's problem |
- ✅ Solid wood
- ✅ Real weight
- ✅ Tactile feedback
- ✅ Multi-year play
- ✅ Battery-free
- ✅ Hand-finished
- ✅ 60-day guarantee
- ❌ Plastic cracks
- ❌ Hollow inside
- ❌ All the same
- ❌ Throwaway toy
- ⚠️ Needs batteries
- ❌ Mass-produced
- ❌ No protection
Perfect gift for any baby's 1st birthday
Push & Play Pet Set: £14.99
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Not right? Return it within 30 days. Full refund, no questions.
Questions & answers
Questions parents ask before buying
Which one should I choose? I'm buying as a gift and I'm not sure which age is right.
Start here: buying for a first birthday? This is the one. The Push & Play Pet Set works from 12 months through age 4. Each animal supports the exact motor milestones your child is hitting right now, whether that's tummy time reaching or confident pushing and running. No guesswork needed.
Isn't it just expensive compared to the plastic version?
Manda Monium says it best: 'Worth every penny full price.' Here's why: solid wood is hand-finished, weighted so it teaches cause and effect, and lasts years of daily play. Spread over 3-4 years of use and multiple children, you're looking at pennies per game. The plastic version breaks within months and ends up in landfill.
I'm worried about quality. How do I know these won't break after five minutes?
Karen Pepper wrote: 'Toys that don't break after five minutes of play.' That's what we hear from parents daily. These are solid wood, hand-finished in Britain, carry a 60-day warranty and are often passed on to younger siblings or cousins. Not the usual imported plastic. If anything feels wrong within 30 days, we'll make it right.
I need this for a birthday next week. Will it arrive in time?
Order by 2pm and it typically arrives the next working day. Gift-wrapped packaging ready to hand straight over. Leigh Hemmings told us: 'Arrived next day, saved Christmas.' If you need it sooner, contact us before checkout.
How much does it cost?
The Push & Play Pet Set is £14.99 today. Klarna is available at checkout if you prefer to spread the cost.
What's your returns policy?
30 days, full refund, no conditions. Return it for any reason and we refund in full. We've been standing behind what we make since 1795.
Perfect gift for any baby's 1st birthday
Push & Play Pet Set: £14.99
Our story
Making toys worth keeping since 1795.
Jaques of London was founded in 1795. We invented croquet, table tennis, and the Staunton chess set. For 230 years, we've been making things that pull children away from passive entertainment and into active, curious, hands-on play.
In 1795, we started making toys that lasted. Today, that same craft runs through every animal in the Push & Play Pet Set. We hand-finish each piece, test the weight in our own hands, and build in durability that outlasts one child and moves to the next. That's not nostalgia or marketing. It's the reason families have trusted Jaques for 231 years. This set carries that weight of expertise into your home.
Toys and games that leave something behind: a skill, a memory, a piece of play that gets passed on.
Joe, Jaques of London
Ready when you are
Give them the toy they'll actually play with
Order the Push & Play Pet Set today
£14.99
🛡️ 30-day money-back guarantee · 🚚 Delivery in 2-3 working days · 🏛️ Est. 1795
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